Where does “tabal” come from?

tabal (Maltese) comes from Arabic طَبْل, from Middle Iranian tabir.

tabal (Maltese): drum

Definitions

  1. drum

Ancestry of “tabal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَبْلdrum
2Middle Iraniantabir—
Every word from Middle Iranian tabir →Every word from Arabic طَبْل →